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    Just put our new chickens in their new home... What do you think?

    Added Location... Mid Ohio Valley
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    Just put our new chickens in their new home... What do you think?

    The box is bigger than it looks while not quite 4x6 it is 4x4.5. For ventilation, there is soffit under each side of the roof just like in a house and just a bit of gap under the metal roofing over the nesting box. I have additional chicken wire fencing. So, should I do ground cover with the...
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    Just put our new chickens in their new home... What do you think?

    We just got our first chickens. They need their home. We built our first coop. Used an old dog box. Bought a few items. Managed to get everything made in the USA. Without doing the actual math I think we are about 400 to 500 in all said and done for the coop and run both. This includes hardware...
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    We have chickens

    How do I tell and when?
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    We have chickens

    6 Buff Orpington Chicks. Got them from TSC. Supposed to be all hens. Our run / pen size is 15x12.5. Coop is an old dog box modified with a nesting box on the side roughly 48"x42"x48" + the nesting box.
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    We have chickens

    It was supposed to be a group of sexed. Would this be not unheard of from TSC?
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    We have chickens

    so far the only issue I have is with Rascal as described above. About 4 / 5 weeks old and not feathering out like the others
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    New at being a chicken dad. Buff Orpingtons

    New at being a chicken dad. Buff Orpingtons
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    We have chickens

    Are you by chance a chicken Dr.?
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    We have chickens

    yes they are... I believe they are getting a field trip tonight for a little while to the new home. hen again tomorrow pending weather. Should be out there full time this weekend... I don't wonder if space is not the cause of this issue that is only happening on 1 of 6 birds. Doesn't seem to be...
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    We have chickens

    My family now has chickens. We look forward to having our questions and concerns answered and advice given.
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